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Other devices error code 28
DAVID KEW wrote and wrote:
I recently recieved CODE 28.It was about my ALL INONE HP PRINTER. I found it in DEVISE MANAGER with a yellow marker in it.There was also a FAX MACHINE attached to my printer in Computer Devises.I have not got a Fax Machine,so I removed it,only for it to return later. My HP ALL IN ONE printer didnt need a new driver ,as my Computer was telling me.!It was already installed and it was running perfect, without any problems.Code 28 means the printer can be used offline. Also another Item appeared in Device Manager with a yellow icon. It was called a soft top modem.Ehhhh,whats a soft top modem? But it also had CODE 28,which meant it could be used OFF LINE. About 12 o,clock midnight,my computer started acting strange,and I kept losing connection to the internet.I checked Device Manager again and the Fax Machine had returned and the soft top modem,both with yellow icons.I removed said items,but they promptly returned. I then realised I was offline ,but my computer was still in use. So someone or a virus was useing my computer offline.I have never used my computer Offline So I quickly disconnected my computer, turned off E/c and Tele connection.How was someone getting into my computer,I had NORTON 360 installed,and had all remote connections turned off,so how could they get in.I had recently downloaded an Office program,so to cut a long story short,there was a remote connection turned on,in the office program.Quickly removed remote connection and Office program,I,m sure it was MicroSoft Office. Problem fixed.CODE 28 means your computer can be used OFFLINE. When you turn off your computer at night,dissconnect from e/c and Tele line,but before you do,just watch your yellowlight on your Tower/modem,if its still flashing off and on,its a sure sign its still being used " OFFLINE ".I have not had the same trouble again,make sure there are no remote connections still open,or a BACK DOOR. " CODE 28 means OFFLINE USE.Hope this helps. ******* For a person who takes their security as seriously as you do, you should purchase what we call "Just A Printer". Such a device doesn't have a lot of "do dads" on it, and all it can do is print. No secret agent can get inside one of these. The computer cannot order pizza while you're asleep, if you use one of these. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828115503 "Ink guzzler !! Cons: Black ink empty after 120 pages. Color tanks 2/3 empty even though I was printing in Fast Draft-black only. Software installs all kinds of extra junk-Bing Toolbar, Ms Silverlight, Hp toolbar- even the basic driver on the web does this. Printer is very slow to start. When printing it shakes the bookcase so bad I can feel it in the floor." But it's only $50. Also, if you want to know about Code 28, try a page like this. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...e-28-error.htm "The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)" If the computer thinks the drivers are not installed, then what can it do ? Nothing. If there are no drivers, then it can't use that interface. It sounds to me, like the OS decided to re-enumerate all the hardware, your network connection dropped as a result, and some program you were running, tried to reach the Internet, triggering an attempt to use the modem in the printer. While you can look in the setupapi.log for evidence of this, that isn't going to tell you what triggered it. I've had this happen on my Windows XP machine just once, but I was not able to figure out what triggered re-enumeration. In any case, the computer is not infected, so that isn't the cause. There were no other bizarre behaviors, no ordering of pizza at midnight or the like. My re-enumeration happened at boot time, and not at midnight. Checking the setupapi.log file, I could see it had re-installed all the same old drivers (drivers that are already stored in the OS and ready to go). Paul |
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